Structure 60502000001469 · Snohomish County, WA

Rd. No. 20 over N Fork Sauk River

Carries Rd. No. 20 over N Fork Sauk River, M.p. 37.2 Rd. # 20.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT200 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

200 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built196165 years old
Length200.1 ft61 m
Daily traffic140counted 1992
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 48 months

Location

StateWashington
CountySnohomish
LocationM.p. 37.2 Rd. # 20
CarriesRd. No. 20
CrossesN Fork Sauk River
Coordinates48.09594, -121.38660

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length200.1 ft (61 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width18.4 ft (5.6 m)
Deck Area341.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1961

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic140 (1992)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number060502000001469

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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